
Elon Musk’s crippling of USAID will have horrific consequences
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust me: He will. On Musk’s…
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Trump Seeks Delay in Legal Challenge to 2024 Contractor Rule
The Trump Administration has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to postpone oral argument in a lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s 2024 independent contractor rule. The…
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Government Contractor Settles Cybersecurity Breach Allegations
A government contractor has reached a settlement over False Claims Act allegations related to cybersecurity breaches. ASRC Federal Data Solutions LLC (AFDS) allegedly failed to secure Medicare beneficiary data against a data…
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DOL Final Independent Contractor Classification
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”) which reverts the independent contractor analysis back to a multifactor, totality-of-the-circumstances review that, as compared to the…
Read More »New Federal Independent Contractor Rule
by Jennifer Shaw | | January 18, 2024 It’s not just California! Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule regarding independent contractor classification. The new…
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Labor Department Releases Independent Contractor Final Rule, Revising Standard
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-anticipated Final Rule revising the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor…
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Department of Labor’s Controversial Rule to Determine Independent Contractor Status
Topics: Court Decisions, New Laws & Legislation, Wage & Hour Issues On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) changed the test as to whether a worker is…
Read More »Navy Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery
A defense contractor who pleaded guilty to bribery has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison after the Justice Department retreated from initial allegations that he led…
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Ex-IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty In Leak Of Trump’s Tax Return Information
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest…
Read More »Prison Contractor Sued for Medical Malpractice, Declares Bankruptcy
Corizon Health Inc., a for-profit medical contractor for prisons, owes more than $82 million to over 1,200 creditors, but has since moved its debts and declared bankruptcy, Beth Schwartzapfel reports…
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Russia charges former US consulate contractor with high treason – JURIST
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation announced a high treason charge on Monday against Robert Shonov, a former US consulate contract employee in Moscow. High treason carries…
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